256 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Apbil 14, 1887. 



as is proved by his winning the stud dog prizo. In the bitch 

 class, first went to Bessie, a very nice little bitch of nice size, 

 good iu nearly all points; her chief fault is lack of trace. 

 Daisy, placed second, was lucky; she is long in muzzle, flat 

 in skull, light in eyes, and has white toe nails. Flora, third, 

 Avas still more lucky, as there were several better ones in 

 this class. Smut, vhc, should have been second. She is of 

 nice size, good in body, coat and tail. She is a trifle dark in 

 color and long in muzzle, but better than any in the class ex- 

 cept the winner. Toodles II., unnoticed, was the next best. 

 She is fairly good in size, color and mask. She is a bit loug 

 in muzzle, lacks trace, and does not carry her tail well. 

 Tragedian, the winning dog puppy, is long iu muzzle, un- 

 derhung smutty in head, has a white vent, is over at knees, 

 and has large open feet; he has a good body and tail. York, 

 placed second, is by far the. better dog; he is fair in skull 

 and wrinkle and not particularly bad at any point. 



TOT SPANIELS— (MR, LEVER). 

 There was a very good showing of King Charles. In the 

 champion class Milwaukee Charlie was placed over Roscius, 

 the latter is better in inuzzle, stop and skull than the win- 

 ner, and although larger is more compact. |Nearly all of the 

 winners are well known. In the Prince Charles or Ruby 

 class first went to Josephine, a very pretty well made, little 

 bitch with a good skull, she is a trifle long in muzzle and 

 was short of coat and feather. The winning Blenheims are 

 well known except Posey, second in the bitch class, a nice 

 bitch well placed. 



ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS— (MR. BARLOW). 

 Both of the dogs are too large and leggy, as is the winning 

 bitch. Minnie, just a fair one, was the best of the lot. 



MISCELLANEOUS— (M R. MOR TIM ER) , 

 In the class over 231bs., first was given to a fairish Airedale, 

 with good head and color; he is short, in muzzle, undersize 

 and soft in coat. Sir .Lucifer, placed second, is much the 

 better dog. Third went to a very moderate Pomeranian. In 

 the light-weight class first went to a fair Maltese terrier. 

 The other winners we failed to see. A list of the awards up 

 to Tuesday night was published last week. 

 Following arc corrections and additional 

 AWARDS. 



In mastiff dog puppies A. F. Cowles' Ilford Caution II. was 

 second, and third was witMield. In bitch puppies Lady Dorothy 

 was first and Duchess was second. In English setter bitches G. J. 

 Lewis's Endora was third inctead of Bent's Queen, and A. A. 

 "Welch's Maud was high com. In the open class for Irish setter 

 dogs T. Wilson's Bash was second, and Kenerson's Tim was third. 

 In bitches D. Meagher's Loo was very high com. In spaniel dog 

 puppies other than black or liver, J. B. Daniels's Pete was first 

 and E. Whitten's Whilie and Brownie were high com. Iu collie 

 bitch puppies Highland Belle was first, and Chestnut Hill Ken- 

 nels' Pearl was third. In pug dogs Dr. M. H. Cryer's Othello wa,s 

 very high com. 



DEERHOUNDS. — Champion— Do(/: J. E. Thayer's Chieftain. 

 Bitch: J. E. Thayer's Wanda, Open— Dogs: 1st, 2d and 3d, J. E. 

 Thayer's Highland Laddie, Bras and Duncan. Bitches: 1st, 2d 

 and 3d, J. E. Thayer's Ramona, Thora and Berger. Puppies — 

 Dins: 1st, J. E. Thayer's Robber Chieftain. Bitches: 1st and 2d, J. 

 E. Thayer's Theodora and Lorna Secunda. 



GREYHOUNDS.— Champion— Dog: Terra Cotta Kennels' Mem- 

 non. Bitch: C. D. Webber's Mother Demdike.— Open— Darts'- 1st, 

 H. W. Huntington's Bauds; 2d, Miss Ida M. Simpson's Peacock; 

 35, C. D. Webber's Pembroke. Reserve, Heathfield Kennels' Joe 

 Jumper. High com., J. A. Davis's Stag. Com., A. Beard's Prince. 

 Bitches: 1st, H. W. Huntington's Lancashire Witch; 2d and 3d, 

 Heathfield Kennels' Satchel and Mystery.— Pixppie;*— Doers: 1st 

 and 2d, J. P. Mareotte's Jeneve and Skip. Bitches: No entries.— 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS.-Dof/s: 1st, Dr. F. B. Greenough's 

 Rum; oqual 2d, C. B. Jenn big's Sport and Captain C. Dunham'.; 

 Ro.-k; 3d, E. Burr's Jos. Very high com., T. D. Boardman's Rex. 

 Bitciies: 1st. Dr. F. B. Greenough's Ripple. 



GORDON SETTERS. —Champion— Dw E. Mailer's Royal Duke. 

 Bitcii: .}. L. Campbell's Nora.— Open— Dogs: 1st, F. M. Harris's 

 Tom n.: 2 i, Dr. W. H. Tillinghast's Mont; 3d, O. H. Leonard'* 

 Dash. Very high com., Merriuiitc Kennels' Dick. High com., C. 

 E. Molloy's Jack. Com., E. Lafcnieiv's Dash II. and H. F. Aten's 

 Glen III. Bitches: 1st, J. L. Wells's Vie; 2d, G. E. Brown's Jessica; 

 3d, W. E. Rothermel's Rose. Very high com., C. H. Jones's Diana. 

 High com., C. T. Brownell's Beaulali and Gordon Chloe, Com., 

 M. McLean's Daisy Blossom, Merrimac Kennels' Neva, C. F. Rob- 

 erts's Rhona and Inwood Kennels' Belle.— Puppies— Dow: Prizes 

 withheld. Very nigh com., C. T. Brownell's Monarch. High com., 

 W. G. Drew's Heather Jock and A. n. Aldrieh's Forest King. 

 Bitches: 1st, A. H. Aldrieh's Heather Clytie, 



BEAGLES.— Cuasipion— Doer: A. H. Wakefield 's Little Duke. 

 Bitch: Woodbrcok Kennels' Myrtle.— Open— Dow.- 1st, reserve and 



1st, and 2d, J. II. A ppleton's Melody and Sylvia; 3d. E. s". Emery's 

 Lou. High com., L. W. Wentworth's Fidget and Vixen. 

 FOXHOUNDS.-Dow: 1st, 2d and 3d, Myopia Hunt Club's Dash- 



BUJjL-TERRIERS.— Smai/l — Doris: 1st. F. F. Dole's Silver; 2d, 

 C. J. Lincoln's Turk; 3d, withheld. Bitches: 1st, H. W. Laoy'a 

 Nation; 2d, L W. Newman's Nellie; 3d, withheld. PtTPFCES— DOflS: 

 1st, W. J. Comstock's Jubilee; 2d, withheld; 3d, E. .1. Souther's 

 Royal Dandy. Com., D. T. Uagerty's Bendigo. Birches: 1st, H. 

 W. Lacy's Nanon; 2d, W. C. Hook's Mercedes Royal; 3d, withheld. 



FOX-TERRIERS. — Wire-Haired —Dugs: 1st, B. B. McGregor's 

 Trophy. Bitches: 1st, G. BeU's Bristles; 3d, B. B. McGregor's Spot 



SCOTCH TERRIERS.-DoffeC 1st, J. H. Naylor's Glenlyon. 

 Bitches: 1st, J. H. Naylor's Rosie. Puppies -Dot's: 1st, J. H Sav- 

 ior's Lowrie Dunbar. Bitches: 1st, J. H. Naylor's Fannie Fern. 



IRISH TERRIERS.— Doff-s: 1st, G. D. Fowle's Groymount;*2d, 

 R. G. Shaw's Irish; 3d, H. Baxter's Paddy. Bitches: 1st, Morris & 

 Clancy's Nancy. 



Boston Belle. -Puppies-Doc* 1st, J. Walter's Rexy. Bitches- No 

 entries. 



YGimmm TERRIERS -Doas: 1st, J. F. Campbell's Spink; 

 2d. W. E. Morris's Jingo; 3d. Mrs. E. S. N. Goodall's Laddie! 



—Dogs: 1st, Mr 

 Dick: " 

 Luc 

 Pin! 

 M. 



twJF^S, CHARLES SPANIELS.-Champion-Doc:' F.'b. Fay's 

 Mli^H9!J^?i', k 1 S:.,. B ^'? ; J sro .entries.-OPEN-Dof/s: 1st, King 



"oss's 



PRINCE CHARLES OR RUBYS PANIELS. — 1st and 2d, A. W. 

 Lucy's Josephine and Princess Alice; 3d, Mrs. E. S. N. Goodall's 

 Charlie. Very high com., F. B. Fay's Ruby. 



BLENHEIMS.— Dog,?: 1st, W. Phillips's King Pippin; 2d, Miss 

 Lillio Hart's Ban.io; 3d and very high com., F. B. Fay's Exeter 

 Earl and Exeter Duke. B'tchca: 1st, 3d and very high com., F. B. 

 Fay's Joan of Arc, Exeter Lady and Exeter Beauty; 2d, S. Ham- 

 mond's Posy. 



ITALIAN GREYnOUNDS.-D>r/s: Island 2d, Dr. H. R. Surlos's 

 Pandelion and Guess. Bitches: 1st, Dr. H. R. Surles's Zephyr; 2d, 

 Mrs. A. A. Moorhouse's Minnie. 



MISCELLANEOUS.— Large— 1st, Dr. A. Watts's Tatters ; 2d, 

 Glencoe Collie Kennels' Sir Lucifer; 3d, Mrs. J. M. B. Reynolds's 

 Blanche. Small — 1 st, H. E. Paul's Lady Fanuie: 2d, Mrs. Annie 

 E. K rouse's Queen; 3d, C. Krouse's Beauty. Very high com., 

 Fannie J. French's Captain Dangerfield. 



SELLING CLASS.-Equal 1st, G. A. Coleman's English setter 

 dog Count Dash and H. F. Chute's collie dog Jerry. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



Mastiffs. — Best kennel (two), E. H. Moore ; stud dog, E. H. 

 Moore's Ilford Caution with Ilford Caution II. and Duchess; 

 best dog or bitch, E. H. Moore's Minting; dog in open class, the 

 same; best get of Ilford Caution, A. F. Cowles's Ilford Caution 

 II. American Mastiff Club Sweepstakes, 1st, E. H. MOore's 

 Duchess; 2d, C. R, Allen Boss's Zulu. 



ouiuui/u, wjoyniv. cvuiiuew vvuian wjml ivumu use ano ivaaer; nest 

 in show, Hospice Kennels' Hector; rough-coated bitch, E. H. 

 Moore's Miranda. 



Newfoundlands.— Best, W. W. Silvey's Folly. 



Deerhounds.— Kennel, J. E. Thaver; best, J. E. Thayer's 

 Chieftain; stud dog. the same, with Robber Chieftain and Theo- 

 dora. 



Greyhounds.— Best, H. W. Huntingtou's Lancashire Witch; 

 bundle, Miss Ida M. Simpson's Peacock; brace, H. W. Hunting- 

 ton's Balkis and Lancashire Witch. 



Chesapeake Bay Dogs— Best, Dr. F. B. Greenough's Rum. 



Pointers. Kennel, Graphic Kennel; stud dog, large, Graphic 

 Kennels' Graphic with Lad of Bow and Bracket; small, Graphic 

 Kennels' Donald with Fashion and Revel IV: best iu 3how, Chas. 

 H. Mason's Beaufort; best dog, the same; bitch, Graphic Ken- 

 nels' Mcally; puppy, Graphic- Kennels' Fashion. 



English Setters— Kennel, Blackstone Kennels; best, F. Wind- 

 holz's Cora of We literal; stud dog, A. M. Tucker's Gus Bondhu 

 with Rock Bondhu and Chiquita; puppy (two), A. J. Ward's 

 Donna. 



Irish Setters.— Kennel, Max Wenzel; best (two), Dr. W. Jar- 

 vis's Elcho, Jr.; dog in open class, Max Wenzol's Tim; bitch, 

 Chestnut Hill Kennels' Nellie; puppy (two), L. & J. Backer's Irish 

 Laddie. 



Gordon Setters.— Kennel, Inwood Kennel; best, E. Mailer's 

 Royal Duke; puppy (two), A. II. Aldrieh's Heather Clytie. 



Spaniels.— Kennel, J. P. Willey's; stud dog, cooker, J. P. 

 Willey's Black Pete with Miss Obo II. and Popinjay; best cocker 

 dog, J. P. Willey's Black Pete; bitch, .1. P. Willey's Shina. Clum- 

 ber, Mercier & Hill's Johnny; Field, dog, A. E. Rendle's Compton 

 Bandit; bitch, J. P. Willey's Miss Newton Obo; puppy (two), S. 

 R, Hemming way 's Popinjay. Irish water. Associated' Fanciers' 

 Duchess IL American Spaniel Club's cocker spaniel sweepstakes 

 —1st, S. R. Hemmingway's Popinjay: 2d, P. Willey's Beatrice 

 W.; 3d, E. S. Bird's Dolly Obo. 



Beagles.— Kennel, A. H. Wakefield; best dog, A. H. Wakefield's 

 Fitzhugh Lee; under 12in., Linden Beagle Kennels' Belle; puppy. 

 Wood brook Kennels' Rowdy; stud dog, Woodbrook Kennel's' 

 Rattler 111. with Little Prince and Rowdy. American English 

 Beagle Club's cup for best dog in open class, A. H. Wakefield's 

 Fitzhugh Lee; bitch, Woodorook Kennels' Lou. 



Foxhounds.— Three couple, Myopia Hunt Club's puppy, S. K. 

 Williams's Major; best Dachshund. L. & W. Rutherfurd's Ruben- 

 stein. 



Collies.— Kennel, Chestnut Hill Kennels; stud dog, same 

 owners' Dublin Scot with Scotilla and Dunlin Scot, Jr.; best dog, 

 Dublin Scot; bitch, same owners' Flurry II.; puppy, Dublin Scot, 

 Jr.; dog in open class, Scotilla; bitch, under 9mos., same owners' 

 Pearl. Best poodle, J. M. Sears's Garo. 



Bulldogs.— Kennel, Hillside Kennel; best, J. E. Thayer's 

 Britomartis; stud dog, same owners' Tippoo with Hillside." and 

 J uanita. 



Bull-Terriers.— Kennel, F. F. Dole; best dog in open class. W. 

 .1. Comstock's Jubilee; puppy, the tame; best, F. F. Dole's Count; 

 bitch, same owners' Maggie May; stud dog, same owners' Count 

 with Young Count and Nanon. 



bitch, and dog and bitch puppies, Blemton Keuuels. American 

 Fox-Terriers Club's hemebred puppy stakes, J. E. Thayer's Sandy 

 Mixture. Best wire-haired, B. B. McGregor's Trophy. Best 

 Scotch Terrier, J. II. Naylor's Glenlyon. Irish, G. D. 'Fowle's 

 Groyrno-int. Dandie, J. II. Naylor's Pansy. Black and Tan. .i. F. 

 Campbell's Vortex. Skye. Dr. W. P. Saudersou's Jim. Yorkshire 

 (two), J. F. Campbell's Spink. 



Pugs.— Best dog (two), City View Kennels' Bradford Rubv; bitch, 

 Dr. M. H. Cryer's Bessie; stud dog. same owner's Othello, with 

 Buff and Bessie. 



King Charles Spaniels.— Kennel, F. B. Fay; best, F. B. Fay's 

 Milwaukee Charles: stud dog, A. W. Lucy's Duke, with Milwau- 

 kee Charles and Minnie May. Best Prince Charles, A. W. Lucy's 

 Josephine; best toy spaniel, F. B. Fay's Milwaukee Charles. 

 Italian greyhound. Dr. H. R. Surles's Dandelion; largest dog, E. H. 

 Moore's Minting; smallest, Miss Ella Carlcton's Armande. 



PITTSBURGH SHOW. 



[Special to Forest and Stream.] 



PITTSBURGH, Pa,, April 12.— The show which opened 

 this morning promises to be a success. There are 438 

 entries, and the quality in many of the classes is up to the 

 average. Pointers are not well represented, and while set- 

 ters are numerous, they show a decided lack of quality. In 

 mastiffs, Lady Clare (given he), a new one, is an excellent 

 .specimen and the best of the breed in the. show. Spaniels 

 are very light classes, excepting the Irish water, which is 

 fairly good; but greyhounds are very poor. The manage- 

 ment so far is good. Judging did not commence until 3 

 o'clock, and proceeded slowly until 6, There has been a fair 

 attendance all day, but it is not a select one. These are the 

 AWARDS. 



MASTIFFS.— CHAMriON— No entries. Open— Dogs: 1st, Wa- 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— Dies: 1st, D. O'Shea's Bruno ; 2d, J. M. 

 Steigevvald's Frank. Bitches: 1st, D. O'S'ae t's J no; 2.1, J. Strau- 

 thers's Diaua. Puippics: 1st, D. O'Shea's Bruno IL 



ULMERS.-Dofls: 1st, Osceola Kennels' Don Cajsar: 2d, Wolver- 

 ine Kennel Club"s Cajsar. Com., C. Grassell's Nero; E.P. Hodge's 

 Csesar. Oven -Bitches: 1st and 2d, Vv T olverine Kennel Club's 

 Junp aud Lady Gray. High com., H. M. Mayer's Elza. 



GREYHOUNDS— Docs: 2d. Nuttall & Riddle's General. Very 

 high com. reserve, G. H. Bailey's Fritz. Com., E. M. Brackc- 

 meyer's Don, R. S. P. V. McCall's Mac. Bitches: 2d, and com., 

 J. VS . Beddow's Bess of Braddock and Blue Ruin. 



DEERHOUNDS.— Champion— Doc and B'tclii J. E. Thayer's 

 Bran and Perth.— Op3K—Do«/s: 1st and 2d, J. E. Thayer's Bras and 

 Duncan. Bitches: 1st and 2d, J. E. Thayer's Berga and Thora. 

 Puppies: 1st, W. H; Mtdlins's Custer. 



POINTERS.— Over Solds — Dogs: 1st, J. R. Daniels's Donald's 

 Ranger; 2d, Mrs. C. I. Engel's Young Meteor; 3d, H. J. Bigger's 

 Dick Swivel er. Com., Dr. J. F. Haiston's Business, J. O'H. 

 Denny's Prince.— Over 50sj}&.— Bitches: 1st, C. White's Mollie 

 Faust.- Under iifiLus.— Dogs: 1st, C. L. Dick's Hamlet Sleaford; 

 Al, F. Billing's Tamarack; 3d, S. F. Chisholm's King.— Under 

 50hDS.-Biteh.es: 1st, C. M. Munhail's Patti M.; Mrs. C. I. Engel's 

 Lady Trinket- 3d, C. Myer s Devonshire Lou. Very high com., J. 

 Myer's Joy. High com., I. P. Mang's Belle Bravo, J. A. Robin- 



son's My Queen.— Puppies— Docs: Withheld. Bitches: 1st, C. A. 

 Painter's Nanon; 2d, Mrs. C. I. Engel's Lady Trinket. 



ENGLISH SETTER S.-Docs: 1st and 2d, P. H. & D. Bryson's 

 Goldstone and Keystone; 3d, E. V. Hale's Pride of Dixie. Very 

 high com., R, B. Morgan's Mandan. High com., Pittsburgh Ken- 

 nel Club's Royal Victor. Com., S. L. Boeg's Blue^ Prince, J. Dal- 



. 1st, P. H (fe D. Bryson's Lillian; 2d and 3d, J. Lewis's Lady 

 Hock and Ghdalia. Very high com., E. Grey's Vic. Noble, High 

 'r" m '' Trcttner's Nellie T., R. B. Morgan's Pearl Mandan and 

 Rose Mandan. Com , S. L. Bogg's Sparkle, J. Ritz's Louisetta. 

 Puppies— Dor/.s; 1st. C. M. Munhail's Clingstone; 2d, J. O. Home's 

 W estmoreland \ ery high com., Dr. J. A. Hartman's Flash Noble. 

 Bitches: 1st, P. Wolfenden's Blink Bonney; 2d, R, B. Morgan's 

 Rose Mandan. Very high com., R. B. Morgan's Pearl Mandan. 

 High com., Lake Shore Kennels' Druid Veta, Pittaourgh Kennel 

 Club's Nell and Dell. Com., G. L. Pearson's Bethina. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS.-Open-Docs: 1st, 2d and very 

 high com. reserve, G. W. Kierslead's Barnum, Monday and Fri- 

 day. Bitches: 1st, 2d and very high com. rcser\ e, G. W. Rierstead's 

 Nellie, Shaw and Nan. Puppies; 1st and 2d. G. W. Kierstead's 

 Naylor and Seattle, 



HUSH WATER SPANIELS.-Open-Doc-s: 1st, Excelsior Ken- 

 nels' The O'Donoghuc; 2d, Stockcy and Chisholm's Patsy O'Con- 

 nor. Very high com., Excelsior Kennels' Storm. Bitches: 1st and 

 2d, Excelsior Kennels' Chippewa Belle and Mildred O'Donoghue. 

 Puppies: Excelsior Kennels' Colleen O'Donoghue. 



BLACK SPANIELS.— Over 23lbs.-Open —Dogs: 1st, W. A. 

 Partridge's Rob; 2d, withheld. Bitdics: 1st, W. A. Partridge's 

 Critic. 



BLACK COCKER SPANIELS.-Under ZSlbs — Champion— 

 Bitch: W. O. Partridge's Helen. Open— Docs: 1st, Canonsburg 

 Kennels' Keno; 2d, Pittsburg Kennel Club's Peerless Gloss. t Jr. 

 Very high com,, Lake Shore Kennels' Silk Jr. Bitches: 1st, Lake 

 Shore Kennels' Bene Silk; 2d, Canonsburg Kennels' Bella. Very 

 high com., Lake Shore Kennels' Bessie Obo. Puppies: 1st, Canons- 

 burg Kenneis' Bella. 



"COLLIES AT NEWARK." 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



He who introduces vulvar personalities into a discussion 

 invariably comes out second best. Abuse is the argument 

 of fools. Falsehood is the hiding place of the sharper. 

 Truth is the armor of those who plead strong cases. 



I won't bother your readers with plaintive appeals to a 

 "discerning public," but will proceed to state a few facts 

 and ask Mr. James Mortimer one or two questions which 

 I hope he will endeavor to answer in a gentlemanly way and 

 without forcing the blood up into his neck. 



When I came to this country, six years ago, an individual 

 who is, unfortunately, among us no more, called upon me 

 at the Ashland House in this city and opened my eyes to the 



hard with me in this country. "You cannot get along," 

 said he, "without the support of these men." 1 requested 

 him to explain more fully, whereupon he gave my .leg, just 

 above the knee, a squeeze, which, with "Tut-tut! 'let's take 

 a drink," was the only reply I succeeded in eliciting. Your 

 readers are well aware that I most positively rexused to 

 "like" the dogs 4for the simple reason that they were very 

 ordinary specimens, and from that time the "discerning 

 public" was constantly being told that I was a humbug and 

 a fraud. The "combine" did not stop there, but engaged 

 the editor of the Western Blunderbuss to kill me (at what 

 price I don't know), and when the scare-crow of the dog 

 fancy informed his readers in a senseless three-column 

 editorial that I had faked an Irish terrier's black nose by 

 making it white, the combine fairly shouted themselves 

 hoarse. The only assistance I had in a controversy extend- 

 ing over a period of more than twelve months was one 

 letter, a very able one I admit, from a gentleman whose 

 name is dear to all who know him— Col. Stuart Taylor. Mr. 

 James Mortimer now tells us that Whitford, D. Bryson, P. H. 

 Bryson, Bailey Harrison, James Mortimer, Jex Blake, "Our 

 Dogs," anda large number of mongrel dogs whose names 

 are too short to remember, were thrashed to death in a 

 public discussion by a man of "unbalanced intellect." The 

 "discerning public" will now want to know why these men 

 are allowed to be at large. 



James Mortimer, the Solomon of the nineteenth century, 

 has discovered that the man who taught him what he knows 

 about dogs, has an "unbalanced intellect." This would 

 account for James knowing so little. But will Mr. James 

 Mortimer kindly tell the "discerning public" why, when he 

 was unable to proceed with his judging (?) at a certain show 

 he appealed to the "unbalanced intellect" to judge the dogs 

 for him before they went into the ring, and send him into 

 the ring the numbers of the dogs as they should be placed? 

 And will Mr. James Mortimer explain how it is that my 

 reports are all copied by him for a certain Western paper, 

 and even my style of writing them aped by him? I will 

 refer your readers to my notes on the mastiff Nap in my 

 report of the Buffalo show, and then ask them to read Mr. 

 Mortimer's copy in his (my) report of the Newark show in a 

 Chicago paper. The "discerning public" will be pleased to 

 ktiow why Mr. James Mortimer strives so industriously to 

 build for himself a reputation founded on the "vindictive 

 vaporings of an unbalanced iutellect." The strength of a 

 man's position is manifest when he is blackguarded by those 

 who ape him, 



Mr. Mortimer's conduct is ever the same. Last year when 

 he slaughtered the fox-terrier classes at Hartford he turned 

 on the reporter for this paper because he consistently called 

 attention to such fearful work as this — Splauger first, Bac- 

 chanal second. Shovel reserve. Valet and Gibson's Nick vhc. 

 A few weeks later Valet won the cup at Newport as 

 best fox-terrier in the show, the judge being Mr. Red- 

 mond, who has owned and bred dogs and is a judge 

 of them. Just fancy Splauger in front of Valet 

 and Bacchanal, and then picture Valet chained up in 

 a stall alongside of Gibson's Nick with a vhc. card nailed 

 over him. Why, if a judge in England should make such 

 awards he would be hissed out of the ring; but here, when 

 one politely draws attention to such work in order that the 

 "discerning public" be not fooled too much, the judge lashes 

 himself into a red rage and threatens to "lick" the reporter, 

 Mr. Mortimer kicked again when told that he had blundered 

 in placing Duke of Leeds over Leila, Mr. Hearn's beautiful 

 bitch being in superb condition at the time, but a few 

 months later he acknowledged the justice of your remarks, 

 and actually wanted Mr. Davidson, myself and Mr. Wilmer- 

 ding to give Leila the special prize at Waverly for best dog 

 in the show the bitch being in much Avor.se condition than 

 when placed behind Duke of Leeds. Then we had Merchant 

 Prince placed over Duke of Leeds, and to wind up the farce 

 Hector is placed over Merchant Prince, and is. therefore, in 

 Mr. Mortimer's opinion, the best St. Bernard in America, 

 rough or smooth. Because attention is called to such palp- 

 able hi tinders Mr, Mortimer feels aggrieved. Why should 

 he? The object of dog shows is to improve our dogs; they 

 are. not given for the benefit' of individuals or cliques. 



Mr. Mortimer's statement that he was strongly "urged" 

 to judge collies at Newark will be accepted by the "discern- 

 ing public" at its true value. I wonder if Mr. Mortimer 

 was "urged" to judge St. Bernards at the show he manages. 

 It seems to me that the only 'urging" Jas. Mortimer gets 

 comes from Jas. Mortimer. I would also like to know if 

 Mr. J. Otto Donner was "urged" to judge pointers at New 

 York, and if he will be "urged ' to judge Mr. Hitchcock's 

 dogs and other dogs owned by members of the W. K. C. 

 Also if Mr. Jas. R. Pierson was "urged" to judge deer- 

 hounds and greyhounds, and if he was "urged" to tell me 

 at Washington (1883) that he knew nothing about show 

 dogs. There appears to be an "unbalanced intellect" at 



